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Men and Women Champions Crowned at the 2023 Skate Canada Challenge Pre-Novice/Novice

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REGINA, SK (January 27, 2023) – The men’s and women’s champions were crowned on Thursday at the 2023 Skate Canada Challenge Pre-Novice/Novice.

In novice competition, the winners were David Howes of Winnipeg,MB and Gabrielle Jugnauth of Kelowna, B.C.

Jugnauth soared from sixth place after the short program to win the women’s event with 144.43 points. Mély-Ann Gagner of Sherbrooke, Que., was second at 137.76 and Lucille Yang of Ottawa jumped from 12th to third at 135.22.

‘’I was really comfortable with my long program and I’m happy with it,’’ said Jugnauth. ‘’I want to improve my short program for the novice nationals.’’

Howes won a tight battle in the men’s event with 130.73 points. Quebec’s Vladimir Furman won the free skate but remained second overall at 130.54 and William Chan of Richmond, B.C. surged from 11th after the short program to third with 112.78.

‘’I’m over the moon,’’ said Howes. ‘’It’s been a long season with a lot of development. I’ve shown a lot of improvement over the year.’’

In men’s pre-novice, Rui Qin Regina took the gold with a Canadian record 109.44. Travis Trang of Edmonton was second with 97.52 and Louie Fukuda-Wu of Richmond, B.C., third at 93.48.

In the women’s pre-novice, Lia Cho of Red Deer, Alta., was first, Sandrine Blais of Sherbrooke second and Ksenia Krouzkevitch of Oakville, Ont., climbed from 22nd after the short to win the bronze with the best free skate.

Competition continues through to Saturday with the pairs and ice dance events.

Full results: https://skatecanada.ca/2023-skate-canada-challenge-pre-novice-novice/#starting-orders–results

Pre-Novice & Novice Skaters to Compete at 2022-2023 Challenge in Regina

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OTTAWA, ON (January 24, 2023) – Over 250 skaters from across Canada will make their way to Regina this week for the 2022-2023 Skate Canada Challenge Pre-Novice/Novice taking place at Co-operators Centre at Real District in Regina, Saskatchewan from January 25-28, 2023. The event will feature pre-novice and novice skaters in men, women, pair and ice dance and will serve as a qualifying event for the 2023 Novice Canadian Championships.  

With many athletes moving up to new age groups, new faces will be looking to claim gold at both the pre-novice and novice levels. Last year’s pre-novice champions, Liam Schmidt (men’s), Alexane Jean & Charly Laliberté-Laurent (pair), and Auréa Cinçon-Debout & Earl Jesse Celestino (ice dance) will all be competing at the novice level and will once again be aiming for the top step of the podium.  

Tickets will be sold on-site at Co-operators Centre and will be priced at $50 (plus applicable fees) for all-event tickets and $25 (plus applicable fees) for single session tickets. 

For more information including the schedule, entries and start orders, please click here. All events on both competition rinks will be live streamed and can be accessed through the event page or the Skate Canada Dailymotion page.